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2 arrested for stealing FDNY vehicle from hospital

The vehicle, operated by an FDNY EMS lieutenant and paramedic, was stolen for about half hour.

By EMS1 Staff

NEW YORK — Two men were arrested after stealing an FDNY supervisor’s vehicle Saturday night.

Officials said the vehicle, a red GMC Sierra that bears the FDNY letters, was stolen while it was idling in front of a hospital. Police used the vehicle’s GPS system to track the suspects, who were arrested a half hour later.

Joshua Gicead, 31, and Jorge Santiago, 54, were charged with grand larceny, petty larceny and unauthorized use of a vehicle, reported the New York Daily News.

The vehicle is operated by an EMS lieutenant and paramedic.

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